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The Cel-Shaded Stylings of NBA 2K12‘s DLC
Somewhat lost in the shuffle with Thursday’s announcement of NBA 2K12‘s “Legends Showcase” DLC is the unique visual style the extension will carry. People seem to be fixated so much on the backstory of this and 2K’s motivations, and rightly so. This is the first paid post-release DLC extension for a 2K Sports title; it…
By Owen Good Published October 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Blizzcon 2011 Costume Contest Winner Must Be Seen to Be Believed
In a show filled with people dressed in cardboard copies of World of Warcraft armor a woman dressed up as the Adjutant from Starcraft completely stole the show at last night’s costume contest. I was on my way to the Kotaku Meetup party last night while the costume contest was going on, but I did…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Conan O’Brien Thinks Batman’s Getting Too Old for This Shit
Batman is Batman, he’s not like the Patterson family in For Better or For Worse in which everyone ages real-time. He was created more than 70 years ago and, as this Conan O’Brien sketch from Thursday imagines, he’d be a lot less badass if Batman: Arkham City didn’t lie about his age. Scroll down to…
By Owen Good Published October 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Games “Not Just For Sony Devices” Says Hirai
Sony’s looking to expand its PlayStation game offerings to other mobile devices, Sony Computer Entertainment chief Kaz Hirai told a conference in Hong Kong on Friday. “This isn’t an ecosystem where we want to keep everything within the Sony family,” he said, according to The Wall Street Journal. “This is not just for Sony devices.”…
By Owen Good Published October 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Start Off BlizzCon Day Two With a Delicious Bowl of Tyrael
Nothing starts the day like a heaping helping of the Angel of Justice, the latest extravagant character statue to grace to floor of Blizzard’s annual celebration of itself. It’s part of this complete breakfast! Which complete breakfast? I don’t know, but I assume there’s orange juice and toast involved, complete with perfectly square pat of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2011 -
UncategorizedIs This Really “The Most Anticipated Game in History?”
The official launch trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 went up sometime overnight, billing itself as “The Most Anticipated Game in History.” And here is the singleplayer campaign the whole world has been waiting for, right? Right? Well, here it is anyway. Makarov’s causing all sorts of inconveniences and traffic tie-ups in London,…
By Owen Good Published October 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
IGN Closes Parents’ Guide What They Play
Irony of ironies, here as we are celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III terrorizing parents everywhere, IGN has shuttered What They Play which analyzed video games from the perspective of parents concerned about violent and sexual content. Founded in 2007, What They Play was closed quietly on Wednesday. Tom Byron, the…
By Owen Good Published October 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sounds to Me Like You Guys Are a Couple of Bookies
Pork belly prices have been dropping all morning, which means that everybody is waiting for it to hit rock bottom, so they can buy low. Which means that the people who own the pork belly contracts are saying, “Hey, we’re losing all our damn money, and Christmas is around the corner, and I ain’t gonna…
By Owen Good Published October 22, 2011 - Uncategorized
It’s Back! Scream Fortress Returns for a Third Halloween
The Horseless Headless Horsemann and Mann Manor will return for Team Fortress 2‘s annual “Scream Fortress” Halloween event. Triple H—the game’s first boss—and the Manor, a special map, were introduced in last year’s event. Valve says the full update will arrive sometime next week. [Team Fortress 2 Blog] You can contact Owen Good, the author…
By Owen Good Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
See Diablo III and StarCraft II’s Amazing New Trailers, Explore World of Warcraft’s Pandas
Today was a good day to be a Blizzard fan. Blizzcon kicked off with a bang in California, revealing a batch of new trailers, more details about the pending release of Diablo III and news of a Panda-themed World of Warcraft expansion pack. Here for your easy perusal is a quick guide to all things…
By Brian Crecente Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Mega Bloks Brings the World of Warcraft to Tiny, Geometrical Life
When I first heard Mega Bloks was doing toys based on the World of Warcraft brand, I imagined a couple battlefield sets, maybe a fort or two. What they’re bringing to store shelves next summer turned out to be far more ambitious. What you see here represents the first wave of World of Warcraft Mega…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
A Holiday With The Word “Dead” In It
And so ends another week at Kotaku, full of news and opinions, goofy pictures and Pandas, snacks and snark and some genuine human emotion. Welcome to the weekend, readers, to the days of freedom and Arkham City-ing that will abound. Did you read Totilo’s review? I hope you did. Now it’s time to talk about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Deus Ex: The Missing Link? No.
This week, Eidos released the first downloadable content for their acclaimed role-playing game Deus Ex: Human Revolution, titled The Missing Link. We’re all looking forward to some more Deus Ex, but is The Missing Link worthy of the brand? It’s time to ask our guts what they think. Kirk Hamilton, who has written more about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedNo Valentine’s Day Date? Cuddle Up with SSX
SSX‘s latest slap-full-of-ski-porn trailer also includes a relevant piece of information: a release date. Feb. 14 it is, about a month after the hoped-for January release, but still in the middle of a winter wonderland. It’s probably better timing for EA Sports, too, as it spaces out its offerings from NFL Blitz in January to…
By Owen Good Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Finally Comes to World of Warcraft, and No One is Safe
After collecting non-combat in-game pets for nearly seven years, Mists of Pandaria will finally give players the ability to collect, level, battle, and trade these monsters in their pockets. Who will be the very best like no one on Azeroth ever was? You can keep your pandas and your Monks; the most exciting feature of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2011 - Culture
This Week in the Business: ‘Wii U is Not Quite Next Generation.’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Wii U is not quite next generation.” – Michael Pachter, Wedbush Securities analyst, talks in a new Q&A about the Wii U, Microsoft vs. Sony, NBA 2K12, and how Xbox Live TV might be a competitive edge against Sony. QUOTE |…
James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com Published October 21, 2011 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Payday was last week. Payday is this week. And PayDay is a candy bar. One out of three in my household ain’t bad for this weekend. I’m looking to log some time with Overkill Software’s crime caper Payday: The Heist (PS3, PC). You? There are all kinds of titles suffering from neglect; I might toss…
By Owen Good Published October 21, 2011 -
UncategorizedIf you Don’t Own or Want a 3DS, “What’s wrong with you?”
Nintendo president of America Reggie Fils-Aime is probably kidding (half-kidding) when he wonders, at the start of this video, what’s wrong with people who don’t have or want a Nintendo 3DS. Consider it a milder form of him kicking your ass and taking your name. In this debut installment of Nintendo Direct, Fils-Aime hypes lots…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 21, 2011 - Reviews
In the Great Indoors, I Like to ‘Bag It Up
It arrived a week ago. I put it on and zipped up and saw myself in the full-length mirror, looking like the bastard offspring of Barney and Gumby, or scientist victim No. 4 from John Carpenter’s The Thing. Mummified in polyester, I marshaled my intestinal fortitude to confront the very first thought I had when…
By Owen Good Published October 21, 2011 - Culture
An Ode The Candy That Just Won’t Quit
In our still-young Snacktaku series, we have been focusing mostly on new snacks. The exotic, the colorful, the strange and the bizarrely delicious. But for my first Snacktaku, I felt like before I venture into the new, I should first discuss the classic snack that is nearest and dearest to my heart: Milk Duds. I…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 21, 2011